digestibility
How easily absorbed
Digestibility is how easily something can be digested.
Food with high digestibility breaks down efficiently in the body: The digestibility of cooked vegetables is greater than raw.
The term extends to information or ideas—a dense textbook may lack digestibility, while a well-organized summary has it in abundance.
Fraction reaching active circulation
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
microvilli · mucosa · epithelium · permeability · intestinal flora · amino acids · glucose · fatty acids
Reaction-speeding proteins
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- gastricOf the stomach
hydrolysis · catabolism · proteolysis · lipolysis · glycolysis · biodegradation · stomach acid · pepsin
Amino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- fatsOily organic nutrients
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
micronutrients · glycemic index · solubility · caloric · phytonutrients · prebiotics · simple sugars · roughage
Soft and kind
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- softYielding to touch
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
palatable · tolerable · wholesome · soothing · mild · hypoallergenic · sensitive stomach · comfort food
bioavailability
Fraction reaching active circulation
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
nutrients · microvilli · mucosa · epithelium · permeability · intestinal flora · amino acids · glucose · fatty acids · vitamins
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
gastric · hydrolysis · catabolism · proteolysis · lipolysis · glycolysis · biodegradation · stomach acid · pepsin · bile
proteins
Amino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- fatsOily organic nutrients
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
macronutrients · micronutrients · glycemic index · solubility · caloric · phytonutrients · prebiotics · simple sugars · roughage · cellulose
gentle
Soft and kind
agreeable · palatable · tolerable · wholesome · soothing · mild · hypoallergenic · sensitive stomach · comfort food · congee
- animal nutritionamino acids, protein content, nutrient density, protein sources, protein intake
- livestock feedingfeed schedule, feeding schedule, nutrient intake, water intake, forage
- rangelandsgrazing, paddock, native vegetation, grassland, rest period
- taste qualitiesflavor, taste, tastiness, deliciousness, sweetness
- animal feedhorse feed, poultry feed, bird food, grain, chicken feed
- Pasturespaddocks, grasslands, meadows, rangelands, grazing lands
digestibilityindigestibility
Resistance to being broken down
toughness · roughage · heaviness · insolubility · resistance
digestibilityincomprehensibility
Being impossible to grasp
impenetrability · opacity · obscurity · complexity · inaccessibility